def schools(request):
""" Ajax: School autcomplete form field """
if request.is_ajax() and request.method == 'POST' and request.POST.has_key('q'):
query = request.POST.get('q')
schools = School.objects.filter(name__icontains=query).distinct()
response = {}
if len(schools) > 0:
response['schools'] = [(school.pk, school.name) for school in schools]
response['status'] = 'success'
return HttpResponse(json.dumps(response), mimetype="application/json")
elif request.method == 'POST':
# for creating a new school from a form
# create new school, hasn't been implemented yet
new_school = School()
a_school = UsdeSchool.objects.get(id=request.POST['school_id'])
new_school.name = a_school.institution_name
new_school.location = u"%s, %s" % (a_school.institution_city, a_school.institution_state)
new_school.url = a_school.institution_web_address
new_school.save()
request.user.get_profile().school = new_school
request.user.get_profile().save()
response = {}
return HttpResponse(json.dumps(response), mimetype="application/json")
else:
# render the browse-schools route
response = {}
response['schools'] = School.objects.order_by('-karma').all()
return render(request, 'n_browse_schools.html', response)
raise Http404
